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15+ Exam Failures, 15 Years in the Navy: How Mayank Sachan Secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF

26 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Former Indian Navy sailor Mayank Sachan secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ exam failures, two failed SSB attempts and two unsuccessful CAPF a...

Beyond Headlines

Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi : Narendra Modi’s Vision for a Modern and Rooted India

25 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Some leaders administer their time; a rare few alter the way a nation understands itself and imagines...

Cartoon of the Week

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

25 September 2026

BP Acharya

Presenting retired IAS officer BP Acharya's cartoon of the week

Eco Warrior Awards

Operation Clawing Back: How IFS N Ravisankar Sarma Cracked a Leopard Claw Trafficking Network in Himachal

25 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS N Ravisankar Sarma led Operation Clawing Back, uncovering a leopard claw trafficking network spanning...

Eco Warrior Awards

Timely Intelligence, Inter-Agency Coordination : How Gaurav Ojha Is Strengthening the Fight Against Wildlife Crime

25 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

A 2013-batch Bihar cadre IFS officer, Gaurav Ojha strengthened wildlife crime enforcement through timely...

Must Read

ACC Approves Major Reshuffle of Senior Bureaucrats: 10 IAS, IES Officers Get Key Central Posts, P. Hemalatha Moves to DoPT

25 September 2026

CEC vs Election Commissioners: Can CEC Overrule Two Election Commissioners? Constitution, Law and SC Judgment Explained

23 September 2026

UP Govt Transfers 18 IPS Officers: Dr Satish Kumar Gets 1st SSF Battalion, Sanjiv Suman Posted to UPSIFS

23 September 2026

Videos

From Delhi’s Crime Branch to Puducherry: IPS Shalini Singh’s Long Journey in Policing

16 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Singh Thakur: The IAS Officer Who Moved From Districts to Defence, Infrastructure and Now Manipur

11 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

CAT Member Recuses From Hearing IFS Sanjiv Chaturvedi Case, Becomes 17th Judge to Step Aside

26 September 2026

Who Is Ajit Lal? Former IB Special Director Appointed New Interlocutor for Indo-Naga Talks

26 September 2026

DoPT Orders: Ujjwal Ghosh Gets EIC Charge; Saurabh Singh, Smita Srivastava, Kumar Ram Krishna Get Extensions

26 September 2026

Who Is Mandeep K Bhandari, the IAS Officer Now Heading CBSE?

26 September 2026

Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Bill 2025

Karnataka Transfers 3 IAS Officers; Keertana H.S. Gets NWKRTC MD Post

26 September 2026

Jharkhand DGP Appointment: SC Questions Tadasha Mishra’s Posting a Day Before Retirement; Hearing on Sep 29

25 September 2026

PSU News

DFCCIL Highlights Transformative Role in India’s Logistics Ecosystem at Railway Infrastructure Summit 2026

26 September 2026

Oil India Organises Vendors’ Awareness Programme for 35 MSEs in Jodhpur Under ‘Probity for Prosperity’

26 September 2026

NTPC Green Energy Commissions 81.34 MW Kalasar Solar Project in Rajasthan

26 September 2026

CWC Holds 64th AGM, Reports Record ₹3,636 Crore Turnover and ₹694.94 Crore Net Profit in FY26

26 September 2026

Goa Shipyard Holds 60th AGM, Reports Strong FY26 Financial Performance with Revenue Crossing ₹4,000 Crore

26 September 2026

RailTel Secures ₹21.57 Crore Order from CMPDI for MPLS VPN and Video Conferencing Services

26 September 2026

Heavy Industries Ministry Targets 51,582 E-Files, 439 E-Waste Items Under Special Campaign 6.0

26 September 2026

ONGC’s Tinku Sengupta Nishcal Wins Women Leadership Award – Pipeline & Gas Industry at PIPE-TECH 2026

26 September 2026

Defence News

Operation Drishti eye surgery camp Feature

Operation Drishti: AFMS Performs 220 Eye Surgeries in Underground OT Near LoC

26 September 2026

ICG Ship Shaunak Sails for Australia With Officers From Four QUAD Nations

26 September 2026

20 Unclimbed Peaks in 23 Days: NIMAS Team Scripts Mountaineering Feat in Ladakh, Rajnath Singh Flags In Expedition Team

26 September 2026

Central Bank of India Signs MoU with Indian Coast Guard to Manage Salary Accounts Nationwide

25 September 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Declines to Quash Money Laundering Proceedings Against IAS Officer Pooja Singhal

26 September 2026

Hindi as Supreme Court’s Official Language? Apex Court Declines PIL Seeking Centre Panel

25 September 2026

Big Relief For Disability Rights: Supreme Court Seeks Insurance Data For Autism, Cerebral Palsy And Multiple Disabilities

25 September 2026

What Were The 14 ECI Orders Opposed By Two Election Commissioners? Bombay HC Petition Seeks Answers

25 September 2026

CSR News

MCL Signs ₹1.20 Crore CSR MoU with Khordha Administration for Libraries and Solar Lights

25 September 2026

HURL Signs MoU with Muskaan-PAEPID to Expand Campus Facilities and Support Services for PwIDDs

25 September 2026

NCL Signs MoU with CIPET Varanasi to Provide Four-Month Free Skill Training to 120 Youths

24 September 2026

MCL Signs MoUs With CIPET and Kandhamal Administration to Boost Skill Development and Farmer Livelihoods

24 September 2026

Opinion

Features

When The Remover Of Obstacles Meet India's Broken Roads

Col MV Shashidhar

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Features

BRICS Was India’s Diplomatic Test. Strategic Influence Is the Real Prize.

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

How Prime Minister Narendra Modi transformed governance, delivery and India’s global standing

21 September 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

From last-mile governance and women’s empowerment to infrastructure and cultural renewal, PM Modi’s leadership...

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

UPSC Stories

15+ Exam Failures, 15 Years in the Navy: How Mayank Sachan Secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF

26 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Former Indian Navy sailor Mayank Sachan secured AIR 343 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ exam failures, two...

“Sports Has Always Been More Than a Career for Me”: Dr Radhika Mishra Clears MPPSC Sports Officer Exam

22 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Dr Radhika Mishra, an Assistant Professor from Gwalior, cleared the MPPSC Sports Officer Examination...

After 15 Failures, Umar Janj Finally Heard the Words He Had Been Waiting For: ‘I have made it'

4 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Umar Janj from Jaisalmer secured AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ failures, four attempts, four SSBs...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

On the Rails of Life: The Extraordinary World of Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong

19 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong follows Charu Chitol through childhood, Bombay and the many contradictions...

When Two Worlds Meet in a Coffee Estate: Reviewing Vidya Nesarikar’s A Patch of Sun, a Patch of Shade

12 September 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Rtd IAS officer Dr Sanjeev Chopra, 1985-batch West Bengal cadre, reviews Vidya Nesarikar’s novella set...

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons Is a Witty, Tender Portrait of India in Transition

5 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons traces generations, identities and a changing India through humour, tenderness...